Bottle container



July 24, 1934.

M. A. WAGNER BOTTLE CONTAINER Filed June 6, 1951 Patented July 24, 1934 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE BOTTLE CONTAINER Matthias A. Wagner, Toledo, Ohio Application June 6, 1931, Serial No. 542,612 Claims. (Cl. 220-21) This invention relates to a container for botrim bead 19 adapted to fit snugly within the flange tles, which container is adapted for a variety of 9 and to rest against the positioned plate 11. uses. A handle 20 is pivotally mounted at opposite An object of the invention is to provide such points adjacent the top of section 5, as at 21 and 5 a container for holding a plurality of bottles in 22, the ends of the arms 23 of the handle being an upright position and having means associated spaced from section 5 such as by washers 24, and therewith for precluding turning on a vertical the handle portions 25 being out-turned to clear axis of bottles of commonly used forms. flange 9 and bead 8 or" the lower section 5. Inter- Another object is to provide such a device parmediately 'of the handle 20, arms 23 converge l0 ticularly adapted for use with nursing bottles inwardly as at 26 to frictionally engage the top and serving as a carrier for such bottles, as a lateral portions of cover 18 for further binding sterilizing, and likewise as a cold pack container. the cover in position.

Another object is to provide means of the class The device of the invention is adapted for a I described of simplified and efficient construction. variety of uses. It may be utilized in sterilization 15- These and other objects are attained by the of bottles and in pasteurization of milk, wherein 76 means described herein and set forth in the aca close to air-tight container is desirable. Corks, companying drawing, in which: stoppers, and the like may be placed upon the Fig. 1 is a side elevational view, partly broken plate 11, for sterilizing. The bottom compartaway and partly in cross section, of a container ment of section 5, beneath plate 10, is adapted for 2G and associated means of the present invention holding water in such processes as those menequipped with bottles. tioned, and for efiecting a cold pack for the bot- Fig. 2 is a plan view of the lower section and tles, this compartment may be filled with cracked associated parts of the container, with the bottles ice, which may likewise be placed upon and removed therefrom. above plate 10 if desired.

2-5 Fig. 3 is a view taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 1. The device is thus adaptable to domestic travel 80 The device comprises a lower section 5, preferand outdoor use, its compactness, its few parts,

ably rounded in horizontal cross section and proand the ready removal and assembly of parts, vided adjacent the bottom with an integral inbeing desirable features in equipment of this terior annular shoulder 6 and adjacent the top, kind.

"36* with a similar shoulder 7 and preferably with an What is claimed is: 86 out-turned rim bead 8, by which structure a top 1. A container especially adapted for carrying flange 9 is formed. A perforate plate 10 seats nursing bottles and for use in sterilizing the upon shoulder 6 and forms a false bottom for same, said container comprising a lower section v container section 5. An apertured plate 11, of provided adjacent the bottom and the top with 7 =36 special formation, is adapted to seat similarly an annular interior shoulder, a pair of apertured 90 upon upper shoulder 7. Plate 11 is formed with plates adapted to seat one each upon one of a plurality of apertures 12, each bounded by a the shoulders, the upper plate permitting inserpair of opposed arcuate portions 13, corners 14, tion therethrough of bottles adapted to rest upon and opposed slightly arcuate sections 15. A centhe bottom plate and to project above the upper '40 tral aperture 16 of other outline, for example, plate, a cover adapted to fit snugly within the hexagonal, may be provided. Bottles 17 are top edge portion of the lower section and to adapted to be inserted through the apertures of rest upon the positioned upper plate thereof, positioned plate 11, to be supported upon the said cover in position being adapted to clear the r v bottom plate 10, and to project above plate 11. bottles held by the lower section and a handle By reference to Fig. 2 and the dotted lines therecomprising arms mounted for free pivotal moveof, it will be seen that the opposed arcuate porment upon said lower section and converging tions 13 of apertures 12 hold an oval bottle against inwardly intermediate their ends whereby to pivotal movement on a vertical axis, and that frictionally engage the upper portion of the pocorners 14. preclude such turning of hexagonalsitioned cover for further precluding displace- ?59 shaped bottles, these two shapes being commonly ment thereof when so engaged. used in nursing bottles since they roll less readily 2. A container especially adapted for carrying than other types. nursing bottles and for use in sterilizing the The top or cover 18 of the container is suffisame, said container comprising a lower section,

ciently deep to clear the tops of bottles held in a pair of spaced plates mounted transversely and V section 5. Top 18 has the annular out-turned interiorly of said section, the upper plate being provided with apertures permitting insertion therethrough of bottles adapted to rest upon the bottom plate and to project above the upper plate, said apertures having opposed arcuate border portions with intervening angular portions whereby to preclude rotation therein of bottles of angular and elongated cross-sectional outline, a cover adapted to fit snugly within the top edge portion of said lower section and to rest upon the upper plate thereof, and a handle pivotally mounted upon the lower section and adapted in operative position to frictionally engage the positioned cover.

3. A container especially adapted for carrying nursing bottles and for use in sterilizing the same, said container comprising ,a lower section provided adjacent the bottom and the top with an annular interior shoulder, a pair of apertured plates adapted to seat one each upon one of the shoulders, the apertures of the upper plate permitting insertion therethrough of bottles adapted to rest upon the bottom plate and to project above the upper plate, said apertures having opposed arcuate border portions with intervening angular portions whereby to preclude rotation therein of bottles of angular and elongated cross sectional outline, a cover adapted to fit snugly within the top edge portion of the lower section and to rest upon the positioned upper plate thereof, said cover in position being adapted to clear the bottles held by the lower section, and a all? handle comprising arms mounted for free pivotal movement upon said lower section and converging inwardly intermediate their ends whereby to frictionally engage the upper portion of the positioned cover for further precluding displacement thereof when so engaged.

4. The combination with a container adapted to hold bottles and having a bottom and side walls, of an apertured plate permitting insertion therethrough of bottles adapted to rest upon said bottom and to project above said plate, the apertures of the plate having opposed arcuate border portions with intervening angular portions whereby to preclude rotation therein of bottles of angular and elongated cross sectional outline.

5. In a utility kit for nursing bottles the combination of a pair of container sections, one adapted to be inverted upon the other, the lower container having an interior annular shoulder adjacent its top forming a seat in which the lower edge portions of upper container are snugly receivable for frictionally binding the upper con-. tainer in place, a plate seated on said annular shoulder and upon which the upper container rests, said plate having bottle receiving apertures and a handle pivoted on the lower container and adapted to embrace the upper container for further binding it in its seat on said lower con tainer and rigidly holding the plate in position.

MATTHIAS A. WAGNER. 

